# CICA summit in Baku admits Laos as a member

Date: 2026

Delegations at the seventh CICA summit, the pan-Asian security dialogue forum, approved the accession of Laos when they met in Baku on 15 October 2026. Azerbaijani President [Ilham Aliyev](/people/ilham-aliyev), who chaired the meeting, put the application to the floor, and it passed with no objections raised.

## People

- Ilham Aliyev: https://factrail.ai/people/ilham-aliyev

## Sources

- https://www.s-cica.org/index.php?t=summit-documents&view=page
- https://president.az/en/articles/view/74051/print

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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